Wrestling Article

Published: Wednesday, September 08, 1999

In August, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal displayed an article on the front page of the Arts section about the professional wrestling that was coming to Lubbock. Wrestling is not an art. Neither is it a sport. If it were to be in any section, it should be in the entertainment section.

Wrestling is a vulgar form of "entertainment," in my opinion. It involves grown men in spandex outfits who appear to beat each other up. Then the crowd becomes so involved in this that they may grab their chair, slip into the "ring" and attempt to hit the wrestlers themselves.

I think the sponsors of wrestling enjoy and encourage this unnecessary violence.

Professional wrestling seems to be a pointless activity that shouldn't be considered an art.